Call for applications for the 2026 writing residencies at Vil·la Joana, Barcelona

By Ōtepoti He Puna Auaha | Dunedin UNESCO City Of Literature | Posted: Thursday Dec 11, 2025

Submit your application before 16 January 2026 and live a unique experience in the heart of Collserola Park.

In 2026, the Vil·la Joana International Writing Residencies will consist of the following eight three-week periods:

• April 14 - May 4

• May 5 - May 25

• May 26 - June 15

• June 16 - July 6

• July 7 - July 27

• July 28 - August 24

• September 8 - September 28

• September 29 - October 19

Open to writers from the UNESCO Cities of Literature Network of any nationality and in any language, with a fiction (poetry, narrative, drama or audiovisual script) or non-fiction (essay, chronicle) writing project, as well as literary translators with a translation project in any of the aforementioned genres. In all cases, the project must be related to the city of Barcelona in some way. Doctoral theses, research projects and projects submitted towards a degree or diploma are not accepted.

Find out more and apply: Call for applications open for the 2026 writing residencies at Vil·la Joana | Ciutat de la Literatura | Ajuntament de Barcelona